עקרונות הלכתיים

Darchei Shalom (lit. "Ways of Peace") refers to good relations among neighbors.

Gematria is the practice of assigning numerical values to Hebrew letters. Throughout rabbinic and Jewish literature, Gematria is used as a tool for interpreting biblical texts and deriving meaning from words and phrases.

In modern times, the concept of "tikkun olam" — translated as “repair,” “betterment,” or “improvement” of the world — is commonly used to refer to the pursuit of social justice. When the term first appears throughout the fourth chapter of tractate Gittin in the Mishnah, it refers to rabbinic edicts likely meant to foster social order, like Hillel’s prozbul and the decree that two witnesses must sign a divorce document. In the ancient Aleinu prayer, the term is used in the context of a future messianic era in which idolatry would be obliterated, and all would recognize God’s omnipotence. In kabbalistic literature, tikkun olam means performing religious acts in order to gather fragments of God’s light and return them to their source.